Why does my Lumia 535 lock screen show try again in 63250 minutes?

[Windows Central Question]

why does my Lumia 535 lock screen show "try again in 63250 minutes" ?

Ok, so i was using my phone then and locked it. When i came back to unlock it, it said try again in 63250 minutes. How can i overcome this problem ?

 

[gpobernardo]

Re: why does my Lumia 535 lock screen show "try again in 63250 minutes" ?

That is caused by numerous attempts to enter the PIN in your lock screen without using the correct PIN. Either someone tried to repeatedly try to guess your PIN or, if you're using an older variant of the L535 which has a known screen defect (ghost touches), the phantom touches were interpreted as attempts to unlock your phone.

Unfortunately, there seems to be no quick solution to that problem - you may either wait that long (inconveniently long) or try to reset your phone (which may not succeed).